Leader Psychology Practice - Eschol Park Public School

Permanent full-time job at Eschol Park Public School (Eschol Park, New South Wales, Australia) recruited via NSW Department of Education (Sydney NSW, Australia)
Job Reference 0000AW7L
Closing date April 2, 2025, 1 a.m. (AEST)
Location Eschol Park Drive, Eschol Park 2558 NSW, Australia
Type Full-Time
Status Permanent
Contact Roz Jennings
0474 926 549

About this job

Position Information
The NSW Department of Education serves the community by providing world-class education for students of all ages. We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education sector. We are the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We are committed to fostering vibrant, sustainable and high-performing vocational and higher education sectors. We are responsible for enacting NSW Government policy, driving improvement in education, and overseeing policy, funding and compliance issues relating to non-government schools. We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as First Peoples of Australia.
 
The Leader Psychology Practice leads and supervises a team of Senior Psychologists Education and District Guidance Officers to provide high quality psychology services in NSW public schools.
 
The Leader Psychology Practice develops and implements strategies to enhance psychology services in schools, including professional development and support for the school counselling workforce. They work closely with schools, other members of education support teams and agencies to improve student learning and wellbeing outcomes.
 
Eschol Park Public School has provided a quality education for all its students since 1985. We focus on the whole child, academically, socially and emotionally. Our school purpose is to provide the best quality teaching and learning practice to ensure every student achieves success and fulfils his or her potential as a learner. A caring, safe, yet flexible learning environment with a focus on individual needs helps achieve this goal. We are an inclusive school and successfully meet the varied needs of all our students. Our experienced teachers are committed to quality teaching and creating opportunities which allow our students to learn and reach their potential. Thirty-three per cent of the student population is from a language background other than English. Twenty-seven different languages are represented at the school. Five per cent of the school's population is from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. Along with a strong emphasis on Literacy and Numeracy, we offer a wide range of programs and activities designed to equip students with the skills to participate in an increasingly complex society. These include the school's public speaking program, choir, dance and drama programs, senior students CPR training, fitness programs to promote an active lifestyle, leadership programs through the School Parliament and the annual camping programs for Stage 2 and Stage 3 students. The school participates in the Premier's Sporting Challenge, Premier's Reading Challenge, Premier's Spelling Bee and area public speaking and multicultural oracy competitions. Sport is an integral part of school life at Eschol Park Public School. We pride ourselves on our extensive transition programs which provide the best start to Kindergarten and High School. The school has an active P&C Association which works towards the betterment of the school, students' learning and school image. We work closely with our parents and carers and value their interaction so that we can successfully identify all students’ learning needs. Their involvement in our school is highly valued and supported. Our school motto is : Truth, Quality, Care. Visit the school's website Eschol Park Public School
General Selection Criteria

1. Successful teaching experience with capacity to initiate improvement in teaching, learning and classroom practice

2. Knowledge of curriculum, assessment and student welfare with the ability to lead and design quality, inclusive teaching and learning programs

3. Educational leadership skills to build the capacity and manage the performance of individuals and teams

4. Well developed communication and interpersonal skills with the capacity to build relationships and engage students, staff and parents

5. Ability to plan and manage resources effectively and equitably to support teaching and learning

6. Knowledge of and commitment to the Department's Aboriginal education policy

Specific Selection Criteria

In addition to the general selection criteria:

  • Demonstrated capacity to lead, clinically supervise and professionally develop senior psychologists’ education and district guidance officers, including professional support in complex case presentations and during serious incidents.
  • Successful experience in leading school counselling service staff to implement evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches including the delivery of innovative counselling services to meet the diverse needs of students across NSW.
  • Extensive understanding of legislation, policy and procedures relating to psychology and wellbeing services in NSW public schools and the standards of the Psychology Board of Australia.
  • Demonstrated experience in leading and implementing Department of Education priorities and initiatives including providing specialist advice to senior officers within the department on matters requiring psychological expertise.
Conditions
Special Notes

This position will commence 21 July 2025.

Applicants are to include details of their WWCC clearance number as part of this application.

About the NSW Department of Education

The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team (dandi@det.nsw.edu.au) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion


New merit selection application guidelines for classroom teachers, executives and principals have been introduced to provide greater clarity to applicants and selection panels. The guidelines are located here. To ensure that your application complies with the guideline page limits, your attachments must be in PDF format. Please note, for this position you are to follow the executive position guidelines.

Note: Applications must be lodged electronically.  No paper-based applications will be accepted.

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